Exempting applications from suspension
US8578394B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 9, 2011 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 23, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/54
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Only a particular number of applications on a computing device are active at any given time, with applications that are not active being suspended. A policy is applied to determine when an application is to be suspended. However, an operating system component can have a particular application be exempted from being suspended (e.g., due to an operation being performed by the application). Additionally, an operating system component can have an application that has been suspended resumed (e.g., due to a desire of another application to communicate with the suspended application).
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